Jeremy Parish

NES Works #86: Legendary Wings feat. Xevious & Galaga (Patreon)

Published:

2021-11-24 12:56:52

Imported:

2024-04

Tags:

Galaga capcom namco nes works xevious

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Every couple of years, this video channel undergoes a curious transformation: Suddenly all the games I cover shift a sort of spiritual polarity and begin showing telltale signs of influence from a different formative game. In the early days, it was Heiankyo Alien. A couple of years ago, it shifted to The Tower of Druaga. And now, every other danged game I talk about wishes it were Xevious. Well, this episode brings this trend to maximum output as I look at both Legendary Wings, a game heavily influenced by Xevious, and the NES release of Xevious itself. NES Works #086: The only episode that eats its own tail!

Also, Galaga.

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Legendary Wings / Xevious / Galaga retrospective: Recursive loop | NES Works #086

This week is a bit of an ouroboros: While the primary feature here is Capcom's Legendary Wings, this episode also touches on the NES release of Xevious, the game that very clearly inspired Legendary Wings (not to mention about a thousand other Japanese arcade games of the era). Xevious is by far the purer of the two, not to mention the fairer, but there is something to be said for that late ’80s Capcom house NES style... Production note: SG-1000 footage in this episode was captured from a combination of Sega SG-1000 II with (with Card Catcher; RGB amp mod by @iFixRetro ) and @Analogue Mega Sg with card adapter module and DAC. Video upscaled to 720 with @Retro Tink 5X. Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! And don't miss the latest Video Works books, freshly published by Limited Run Games: Virtual Boy Works Vol. I (https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books-board-games-and-more/products/virtual-boy-works-book)